Because today's DNA testing seems so compelling and powerful, increasing numbers of Native Americans have begun to believe their own metaphors: "in our blood" is giving way to "in our DNA." In Native American DNA, Kim TallBear shows how Native American claims to land, resources, and sovereignty that have taken generations to ratify may be seriously-and permanently-undermined
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-235) and index
Introduction: An Indigenous, Feminist Approach to DNA Politics -- Racial Science, Blood, and DNA -- The DNA Dot-com: Selling Ancestry -- Genetic Genealogy Online -- The Genographic Project: The Business of Research and Representation -- Conclusion: Indigenous and Genetic Governance and Knowledge
Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed March 18, 2014)